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I have green stools from a ct scan; how many days to get rid of the contrast?
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A couple of days: Any ingested oral contrast should be out of your system in a couple of days.
Answered 8/28/2013
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Not related.: The contrast is either clear if water soluble or white if barium based. Contrast does not cause stool to turn green. It's probably something else.
Answered 3/18/2014
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